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UN. Launches probe into Israeli violations in Gaza Happy Eid ul Fitr to all our readers from the Miracle team and Advertisers.

May Allah (SWT) accept our fasting and good deeds during the month of Ramadan and shower. His blessings on all. (Ameen)

The United Nations on Wednesday launched an international inquiry into human rights violations and crimes that may have been committed by Israel during its military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The UN Human Rights Council condemned the Israeli assault which it said had involved “disproportionate and indiscriminate attacks,” including aerial bombing of civilian areas, collective punishment, and the killing of more than 650 Palestinians.

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No civilian deaths in Shawal air strikes: Safron

Federal Minister for State and Frontier Regions General (r) Abdul Qadir Baloch denied that civilians were killed in last week’s air strikes conducted in Shawal valley in North Waziristan, reported by Dawn.

“There is a very small civil population in Shawal valley which is yet to be evacuated, but I assure you there were no reports of civilian casualties”, Baloch told a news conference in Islamabad. He also said that Mullah Fazaullah-led militants hiding in Afghanistan were planning attacks on the Bajaur tribal region. He added that Pakistan Army would foil their plans of capturing Bajaur agency.

General (r) Baloch further said targeted operations against militants’ hubs in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi would also be carried out by Police, Rangers and FC. He added that the military could also participate if needed. Baloch claimed the ongoing operation in North Waziristan was “bigger than the war of 1971” and victory was the only option against terrorists. He however admitted that the government had failed to mobilise the nation over the IDPs issue but said they would be rehabilitated through local resources. He said the total number of IDPs from North Waziristan could reach two million.

Pakistan’s military launched a large-scale operation named ‘Zarb-i-Azb’ against Taliban militants in North Waziristan tribal region after a brazen attack on Karachi International

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But the official toll has been impossible to verify as the access of media is restricted in the region, raising questions among rights activists over the offensive’s true human cost.

Now a new account has emerged of the killing of dozens of women and children in the air strikes, sparking anger over rising civilian casualties and fears that a new generation of radicals is being created. According to multiple accounts by residents, 37 civilians were killed in Wednesday’s attack, including 20 women and 10 children. While villagers grieve, the incident has become a focus of rising anger among tribesmen who have managed to flee to border towns inside Pakistan, and who on Monday threatened to march on Islamabad if the operation does not end soon.

Although the ongoing monsoon rains have brought some respite for the citizens, pressure is mounting on the PML-N government on the issue of electricity and gas load shedding, with the August 14 deadline given by the PTI for its million-man march approaching. Last week protest demonstrations were held in various parts of the country against massive load shedding and power breakdowns. The situation worsened following a statement by Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif’s regarding his inability to control the power crisis wherein he had stated that only God can help control the issue. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf is exploiting the issue of power crisis to muster up its support and gather people for the August 14 demonstration.

Recently, in Peshawar angry demonstrators broke barriers placed outside the WAPDA House and broke into the building during a demonstration organised by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against electricity load shedding.

The protest was led by KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak and most of the demonstrators were workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The protest was also joined by some of the Jamaat-e-Islami members and workers. This week some protest demonstrations were held in the capital of Punjab. The load shedding-stricken residents of Lahore blocked the main Ghazi Road against massive breakdowns of up to 18 hours. They also besieged the society office and local grid station. State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali cancelled his talk with the media representatives scheduled at LESCO headquarters on Thursday. Earlier, on Twitter the minister faced harsh criticism of electricity consumers who could not watch FIFA World Cup final, while the minister remained busy tweeting about the match.

In his latest statement in Okara, the state minister said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has imposed a “state of emergency” in the energy sector for the early completion of power projects. According to him, the prime minister has changed the previous completion time frame for these projects. Its noteworthy here that after coming to the power in the wake of general election 2013 the PML-N government had declared a war against power crisis, and a few months later a renowned writer of a largely circulated newspaper had referred it to as a “cold war” because of lack of any measures on war footing.

Now the prime minister has once against declared emergency on the power crisis. It is really interesting. The state minister also claimed that the PML-N government has completed several energy projects during the first year of its tenure. He highlighted the performance of the government in the energy sector. Sher Ali said three transformers of 250MVA each will facilitate areas of Haveli Lakha, Deebalpur, Okara city and others. It is noteworthy that according to reports Nandipur power project, which was inaugurated by the prime minister, had reportedly stopped working after three days of its inauguration – this speaks volumes of the government’s performance in the energy sector.

Last year in the month of June July the PML-N leaders including Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz led a protest demonstration against the federal governments’ inability to control the power crisis.

Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam, while giving the details of the telephonic conversation, said it was agreed that the two Foreign Secretaries will meet in Islamabad on August 25 to carry forward the dialogue process.

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Sri Lanka hardline monk denounces Dalai Lama

Sri Lankan Buddhist monk leading an antiMuslim campaign has accused the Dalai Lama of being influenced by “Muslim extremists” and said the Tibetan spiritual leader could not be accepted as a world Buddhist leader. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, the secretary general of the Sri Lankan Buddhist group Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), spoke out on Tuesday after the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader called on monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to end violence towards Muslims in their countries. Clashes broke out in two Sri

Lankan towns with large Muslim populations in June during a BBS-led protest. Reacting to the Dalai Lama’s comments made in India, Gnanasara told reporters: “Like Pope for Christians, he is considered as the leader for all Buddhists by the West. But we don’t accept him as the leader of the Buddhists.”

Gnanasara said the exiled Tibetan leader, who won the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, was unlikely to visit Sri Lanka because Colombo did not want to upset its close relations with Beijing. “We see Dalai Lama is also a victim of the Muslim extremism,” the BBS leader said. “They (Muslim extremists) have fed misinformation and he has got wrong information.” Sectarian tensions erupted on June 15 in the southern coastal towns of Aluthgama and Beruwela during a protest march led by the BBS. Many residents of the towns, popular with tourists, said BBS activists had made inflammatory statements against Muslims at a rally before the violence that killed at least four.

Source: Al-Jazeera

Iraq: Al-Maliki Rejects Iran’s Urging to Step Down

Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki rejected an attempt by Iran to persuade him to step down, senior Iraqi politicians said Wednesday, underlining his determination to defy even his top ally to push for a third term in office and further exacerbating the country’s political crisis. Al-Maliki has for weeks been resisting growing pressure for him to step aside, including from former Shiite political allies and from Iraq’s top Shiite spiritual authority. His critics see the Shiite prime minister as too divisive to form a government that can win support from the Sunni minority against the militant-led Sunni insurgency that has seized control of a large swath of the country. But the recent meeting between al-Maliki and Iran’s pointman in Iraq, senior general Ghasem Soleimani, was the first sign that Iran also believed he should go. Iran was crucial for al-Maliki in winning a second term four years ago, when Tehran used leverage over Shiite parties to ensure their backing for him during grueling negotiations over a government at the time.

Al-Maliki’s rejection of the Iranian pressure puts Tehran in an unclear position, effectively posing it the choice of relenting to his remaining in the post or of hiking up pressure. The two politicians told The Associated Press that Soleimani tried to persuade al-Maliki to drop his bid to stay in office during a recent meeting in Baghdad. Al-Maliki refused, arguing that his political bloc won

the largest number of parliament seats in April elections, giving him the right to form the next government, said the politicians, both senior figures in Shiite factions. One of them attended the meeting and the other said he was briefed about it later. The two said Soleimani was “taken aback” by al-Maliki’s refusal, but did not further elaborate. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door meeting. Neither the Iraqi or Iranian government has commented on Tehran’s role in mediating Baghdad’s political crisis. Soleimani has taken a lead role in those efforts since the Sunni insurgency overwhelmed the northern city of Mosul last month and swept down toward Baghdad, plunging the country into its worst crisis since the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011.

According to Shiite officials, the general has been organizing Iraq’s military and Shiite militias to fight the insurgents while at the same time trying to organize Shiite factions on the formation of the next government.

Soleimani is the head of the Quds Force, the external operations branch of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard. The Islamic State group, the extremist force leading the insurgency, has vowed to continue its offensive on to Baghdad, although it appears to have crested for now after overrunning Iraq’s predominantly Sunni areas. But the country’s government has been unable to launch an ef-

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Kerry urges Hamas to accept Gaza truce offer

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on the Palestinian group, Hamas, to accept a ceasefire along the lines of an Egyptian proposal, to end the raging Gaza conflict that has already killed at least 633 Palestinians and 30 Israelis. The top US diplomat spoke in Cairo on Tuesday after meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, whose government offered the ceasefire proposal last week. The Palestinian leadership has proposed to Egypt a plan for a ceasefire to be followed by five days of negotiations to stop the fighting, Palestinian official Azzam al-Ahmed told reporters in Cairo on Tuesday. Kerry’s call comes as United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv to discuss how to stop the ongoing bloodshed and begin negotiating. “My message is the same for Israelis and Palestinians: Stop fighting, start talking and take on the root causes of the conflict so that we are not at the same situation in the next six months or a year,” he said. In response, Netanyahu said: “We will do what we need to do to defend ourselves”. The Israeli prime minister said that the international community must hold Hamas accountable for consistently rejecting multiple ceasefire proposals. For Hamas, the root cause is the siege of Gaza, and it has consistently demanded that Israel and Egypt lift the blockade. It also wants the release of dozens of prisoners who were freed in a 2011 swap for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit but re-arrested this summer.

“The conditions for a ceasefire are ... a full lifting of the blockade and then the release of those recently detained in the West Bank,” its leader in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, said on television. “We cannot go backwards, to a slow death,” he said, referring to the Israeli blockade in force since 2006. The flurry of diplomatic activities also comes as Israeli military reported that one of its soldiers is missing in Gaza and is presumed dead. Meanwhile, several international airlines have suspending flights to Tel Aviv after a rocket attack near the airport. The airlines were out ahead

of aviation regulators in stopping service, with the US Federal Aviation Administration imposing a 24-hour ban on flights to Israel after US airlines acted. Germany’s Lufthansa, Italian airline Alitalia and Air France all acted before the European Aviation Safety Agency issued an advisory. Israeli airline El Al maintained its regular flight schedule. The UN Security Council held an open debate on the situation in Gaza. The Palestinian Ambassador called on the Security Council to stop what he called “Israel’s slaughter of innocent people”. The deadliest conflict in five years between Israel and the Palestinians has killed 635 Palestinians, many of them civilians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. At least 30 Israelis, 28 of them soldiers, have died in the fighting. According to the latest reports, a United Nations school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza has come under Israeli fire as a team was inspecting damage from a day earlier. The official said a team, with Israeli clearance, was at the school run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in Al-Maghazi when Israeli tank shelling resumed, hitting the building, the AFP news agency reported. Late on Tuesday, a series of Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip killed six people, medics said. More than 60 people have been killed in the past 24 hours. Earlier in the day, Israeli aircraft and tanks hit more than 150 targets in the Palestinain enclave, including five mosques, a football stadium and the home of the late leader of Hamas’ military wing, according to Palestinian police. At least seven Palestinians were reported killed in attacks. Meanwhile, gunshots were fired on Tuesday into Al Jazeera’s bureau in Gaza City. Al Jazeera’s Stephanie Dekker said two bullets hit the building. No casualties were reported. Since the Israeli operation began on July 8, huge numbers of Palestinians have fled their homes, with the UN saying more than 100,000 people have sought shelter in 69 schools run by UNRWA. Source: Al-Jazeera

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Eid ul Fitr Mubarak When this issue reaches your hands, everyone will be busy in preparing for Eid-ulFitr celebrations.

Be it shopping for new clothes or buying groceries for the big Eid feast, Eid brings with itself a busy and enjoyable schedule for everyone. As we celebrate this occasion, we should remember those who have lost their loved ones in various natural and human disasters throughout the world.

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At this time, I would also like to thank supporters and well wishers of The Miracle for providing continuous support through advertisements of their businesses, sharing their thoughts in writing with our readers, especially our regular and occasional contributors. After receiving positive feedback

and encouragement from both within and outside of Canada, The Miracle team feels proud to launch another special edition on the occasion of Eid. As always, feel free to comment on this issue as your concerns and suggestions are highly appreciated for improving our quality in future. At the end, I request all Muslim Canadians to be proud of their religious values and live here with peace and dignity as Muslim ambassadors.

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ebrating Eid-ul-Fitr: “On behalf of the B.C. New Democrat caucus, we extend best wishes to all who are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan.

“During this festive period, Muslims in Canada and around the world come together in a renewal of faith, gratitude and optimism for the future. It is also a time to celebrate unity, forgiveness, charity and peace. These are values that are universal and shared by Muslims and non-Muslims.

“We are fortunate to have an active, diverse and vibrant Muslim community in our province and as you celebrate this festive occasion, the B.C. New Democrats share in your New Democrat Leader John Horgan and mul- hope for a joyous and peaceful Eid ul-Fitr. ticulturalism critic Bruce Ralston (SurreyWhalley) issued the following statement cel-

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Dozens dead and No direct link to Russia injured in Baghdad blast in downing of Flight MH17: U.S. officials

A suicide driver has rammed his explosiveladen car into a police checkpoint in Baghdad, killing 23 people, including more than a dozen civilians, en route to a Shia shrine.

Police and hospital officials told the AP news agency that at least 13 civilians had been killed in the blast and 35 were injured. The attack occurred at the entrance to Baghdad’s Khazimiyah district, where many cars were heading to the Imam Al-Khadim Shrine in the lead up to the Eid feast commemorating the end of Ramadan, officials said on condition of anonymity. Earlier on Tuesday, two mortar rounds landed near a police station in Baghdad’s Sabi al-Bore neighbourhood, killing three policemen and wounding four others, a police officer said. Meanwhile, in Fallujah, Iraqi government airstrikes killed 19 people, including several children, a

health official told the Reuters news agency.

The Iraqi army has been shelling the city, west of Baghdad, for months, trying to drive out Sunni fighters from the Islamic State.

The group, formerly known as ISIS, overran the city in January backed by discontented local Sunni tribal leaders. Ahmed al-Shami, a spokesman for the Fallujah health office, said the 19 dead included women and children and that the local hospital had also received 38 wounded since Monday evening.

Residents of Fallujah and the nearby town of Garma said helicopters fired artillery and dropped three barrel bombs on the city and two on Garma. Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki’s office said on Tuesday that he had met Sunni tribal leaders from several provinces where the conflict is raging.

Source: Al-Jazeera

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29 states in favour, 1 against (the United States) with 17 abstentions (including all nine European Union members). “We came here to try to achieve together with you at least minimum justice for children who are being dismembered, for women whose bodies are lying in the streets, to find some justice for those who are being exterminated,” said Ibrahim Khraishi, ambassador of the Palestinian observer mission to the UN in Geneva.

Israel and its ally United States rejected the probe, calling it one-sided and counterproductive amid efforts to clinch a ceasefire.

Israel has observer status at the talks. Israel ambassador Eviator Manor, in remarks before the vote, told the forum: “Why does this Council believe that naming and shaming Israel will get it anywhere?”

“Throughout the entire escalation of events, Israel has always acted with maximum restraint, fully committed to international law in general and the laws of armed conflict.” Israel had established its own special commission of inquiry “with a scope beyond what is required under international and criminal law,” Manor said.“Hamas is the aggressor. Hamas is the one committing war crimes ... Open your eyes to reality,” he said.

The Geneva forum convened the special one-day session at the request of the Palestinians, Egypt and Pakistan. Israel, which accuses the Council of bias, boycotted the Geneva forum for 20 months, resuming cooperation in October – Reuters Meanwhile, the US Federal Aviation Administration renewed its ban on American flights to Tel Aviv for another 24 hours, citing the “potentially hazardous situation” in Israel and Gaza.

It first imposed the ban on Tuesday, then renewed it at 1615 GMT with a Notice to Airmen, or NOTAM, that it said would be updated “within 24 hours.”

In a press statement, the FAA added that it is “working closely” with the Israeli government “to review the significant new information they have provided and determine whether potential risks to US civil aviation are mitigated so the agency can resolve concerns as quickly as possible.”The FAA prohibited US airlines from going into or out of Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel’s only international hub, after a Hamas rocket struck a neighbourhood to the north of the airport – Source: AFP

Senior U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday that Russia was responsible for “creating the conditions” that led to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but they offered no evidence of direct Russian government involvement. The intelligence officials were cautious in their assessment, noting that while the Russians have been arming separatists in eastern Ukraine, the U.S. had no direct evidence that the missile used to shoot down the passenger jet came from Russia. The officials briefed reporters Tuesday under ground rules that their names not be used in discussing intelligence related to last week’s air disaster, which killed 298 people. The plane was likely shot down by an SA-11 surface-toair missile fired by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, the intelligence officials said, citing intercepts, satellite photos and social media postings by separatists, some of which have been authenticated by U.S. experts. But the officials said they did not know who fired the missile or whether any Russian operatives were present at the missile launch. They were not certain that the missile crew was trained in Russia, although they described a steppedup campaign in recent weeks by Russia to arm and train the rebels, which they say has continued even after the downing of the commercial jetliner. In terms of who fired the missile, “we don’t know a name, we don’t know a rank and we’re not even 100 per cent sure of a nationality,” one official said, adding at another point, “There is not going to be a Perry Mason moment here,” a referenc to a fictional detective who solved mysteries. White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said the U.S. was still working to determine whether the missile launch had a “direct link” to Russia, including whether there were Russians on the ground during the attack and the degree to which Russians may have trained the separatists to launch such a strike. “We do think President Putin and the Russian government bears responsibility for the support they provided to these separatists, the arms they provided to these separatists, the training they provided as well and the general unstable environment in eastern Ukraine,” Rhodes said in an interview with CNN. He added that heavy weaponry continues to flow into Ukraine from Russia following the downing of the plane. The intelligence officials said the most likely explanation for the downing was that the rebels made

a mistake. Separatists previously had shot down 12 Ukrainian military airplanes, the officials said. The officials made clear they were relying in part on social media postings and videos made public in recent days by the Ukrainian government, even though they have not been able to authenticate all of it. For example, they cited a video of a missile launcher said to have been crossing the Russian border after the launch, appearing to be missing a missile. But later, under questioning, the officials acknowledged they had not yet verified that the video was exactly what it purported to be. Despite the fuzziness of some details, however, the intelligence officials said the case that the separatists were responsible for shooting down the plane was solid. Other scenarios -- such as that the Ukrainian military shot down the plane -- are implausible, they said.

No Ukrainian surface-to-air missile system was in range. From satellites, sensors and other intelligence gathering, officials said, they know where the missile originated -in separatist-held territory -- and what its flight path was. But if they possess satellite or other imagery of the missile being fired, they did not release it Tuesday. A graphic they made public depicts their estimation of the missile’s flight path with a green line.

The jet’s flight path was available from air traffic control data. In the weeks before the plane was shot down, Russia had stepped up its arming and training of the separatists after the Ukrainian government won a string of battlefield victories. The working theory is that the SA-11 missile came from Russia, although the U.S. doesn’t have proof of that, the officials said. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Powers said last week that “because of the technical complexity of the SA-11, it is unlikely that the separatists could effectively operate the system without assistance from knowledgeable personnel. Thus, we cannot rule out technical assistance from Russian personnel in operating the systems,” she said. Asked about evidence, one of the senior U.S. intelligence officials said it was conceivable that Russian paramilitary troops are operating in eastern Ukraine, but that there was no direct link from them to the missile launch.

Asked why civilian airline companies were not warned about a possible threat, the officials said they did not know the rebels possessed SA-11 missiles until after the Malaysian airliner was shot down.

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If Diplomacy Fails, Try More Diplomacy

Eyes of the world are on the suffocated Gazans who are being butchered day and night for no fault of theirs. The hit hard is the vulnerable populace of Gaza that includes the elderly, the infants, the teen agers, the women, young girls and many small children.

The current episodes have taken the lives of more than 615 innocent Palestinians and 3 dozen or so of the Israeli combatants till Wednesday-- all in the midst of blessed month of RAMADHAN. Many Americans and the Westerners are out rallying against the massacre while most of the mainstream media is tight lipped or tend to misreport, yet finger pointing towards Hamas keeps them busy, at least.

Canada and the US officially stand with the mighty Israel, a country, already blessed with highly professional military force including its talented Air force and the expert Navy of course.

On the other side is Hamas equipped with local police force and the ammunition including locally made missiles of much inferior quality having poor delivery for lack of precision - missing targets many a times.

Thus, there is no comparison between the strength of two nations in the region.

The Gaza Strip is a Palestinian region on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea that borders with Egypt on the southwest for 11 kilometers and Israel on the (East and North) along a 51 km long border. Sunni Muslims make up the predominant part of the Palestinian population in the

Gaza Strip.

Angry Israel didn’t tolerate kidnapping of three of its men by Hamas. However, the available evidence suggests otherwise as the alleged kidnapping was not authorised by Hamas’ political leadership. The evidence indicates that it was carried out by the powerful Hebron clan which have been carrying out such nasty/ rogue attacks in opposition to the Hamas leadership. Unfortunately, the irresponsible kidnapping by the said clan actually triggered an all out aggression against the innocent population of Gaza. Israeli warplanes went ahead intensifying strikes against Hamas, killing hundreds and injuring thousands, while the ground troops advanced deeper into Gaza to widen ground battle.

The bitter fact is the Gazans have been suffering from shortage of food, gasoline, power, medical supplies and building materials throughout the ongoing harshly enforced eight-year siege.

Reacting to the misadventure of Hebron clan and to the murder of three of abducted men is not a sound reason to kill so many Gazans along with so much of property damage.

Historically, during the 1947-48 war, nearly 700,000 Arabs left due to fear, deception and propaganda; they were displaced and their villages were destroyed.

More than 60 percent of the total Palestinian population was expelled. “More than 530 Palestinian villages were depopulated and completely destroyed.”

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The Purchase Of ers and sisters who had come toat the time because we all The SMC Building gether recognized the compelling need By: Mahmood Awan Richmond Branch Member It was a pleasure to witness the democratic process finalizing the purchase the Surrey BCMA Muslim school on July 12th. We should be very proud of this process. Several individuals had some legitimate concerns regarding the purchase of this particular site for the purpose of building a much needed school for the Muslim children.

It was also important at this time to have this purchase approved or wait an indefinite period to have another property available for the purpose of a school building. This will give equity to the BCMA when the need arises to expand or purchase sites for our growing population. In the past, the BCMA has lost money in some property transactions but this time, the future of the BCMA is bright as the organization will greatly benefit in the purchase of this site. In my humble view, the Executive waited too long and may have missed key opportunities. When the Richmond Masjid was built, I was present at the ground breaking ceremony. I was extremely

to build a Masjid and the eventual Muslim school that our future generations could be proud of.

I would like to congratulate our respected Qari Abdul Wahab for a very clear and detailed speech that made a great impact on those present as well as Brother Musa, Br. Faisal and Br. Sikander and others who worked very diligently in bringing about the purchase of the of the building.

Again, I would like to congratulate the entire Muslim community as this building will benefit children now and in the future.

“Creativity Quotient,” By: Marq C Smith, Surrey Now, I realize that every politician says “I want to focus on cutting crime, deficits, and homelessness,” etc., and, that’s what we have grown to accept. But when I read Linda Hepner’s vision for the future, I was, as my Grandmother used to say, somewhat gob-

1948 Jewish National Fund purchases 6% of the land near Jerusalem. 1929-1947: 30% of Palestinian lands were confiscated due to registration regulations. 1947: 55% of Palestinian lands were lost to the U.N. Partition plan. 1948: 70% of lands were lost after 1947 war. 1967 to present: 85% of lands have been taken due to restriction of access to land, annexation, settlement expansion, and refugee laws. http://www.itisapartheid.org/getinformed_sub3_subsub1_text. html The Nakba: In 1948, approximately 700,000 Palestinian Arabs fled to outer Palestine, from Jaffa, Haifa and West Jerusalem to Gaza and the West Bank, or to other countries such as Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt in four distinct waves.

The Naksa: In 1967, after the 6-day war had destroyed the villages of Imwas, Yalo, Beit Nuba, Surit, Beit Awwa, Beit Mirshum, Shuyukh, Jiftlik, Agarith and Huseirat, approximately 300,000 refugees fled to Jordan, Syria and Egypt. Current estimates put the Palestinian refugee count at 6 million people. Some of these reside in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

Since 1948, the World Community has recognized the Right of Return to Palestine under the U.N. Resolution 194.

However, Israel has created its own complicated residency laws, making it almost impossible for the Palestinians to return to lands owned for hundreds of generations by their native forefathers.

Therefore, placing “the criminal”

and “the victim of criminality” in the same boat is totally unfair.

And, manipulating to transfer the blame is a sign of dead conscience, yet the so called democracies don’t mind practising the malpractice.

Ridiculously, the impotent OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Conference) and the Arab League have been neglecting to safeguard the Muslim lands. The divided Umma offers a perfect environment to the foreign strategists.

Furthermore, the Geneva Conventions and their additional Protocols of 1949-2005 are at the core of international humanitarian law. The body of international law regulates the conduct of armed conflict and seeks to limit its effects. They specifically protect people who are not taking part in the hostilities. Sadly, the Geneva conventions too have little or no value at all.

Since all the World powers are legally obligated to follow the UNO resolutions, the UN Security Council must be able to broker a workable peace deal to satisfy the parties to the current war. Unless the defenseless Palestinians are treated humanely, there is no perpetual global peace. . Waan laysa lil insani illa ma’ sa’aa That man can have nothing but what he strives for.

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smacked. She wants to create a zone of creativity along King George Boulevard, put a beach in a nature preserve, and build a Ferris Wheel along the river. Now I can perhaps understand a “Creative Zone” on King George Boulevard; but how would you do that? Would every business have to prove their creativity? If the existing businesses did not have the required “Creativity Quotient,” would they have to move out? Or would their property taxes just go up?

And a beach in a nature preserve, along a lake (built for habitat enhancement and flood control something you would think she would be aware of as Chair of the Parks Committee) fed by the leech infested waters of the Serpentine River? How many people would really be interested in going there?

Finally, of course, we come to the Ferris Wheel. Isn’t that nice. I’m not sure what a Ferris Wheel would cost to build, but I would bet that it’s far more that I can imagine. Spending more money on such programs would push us more into debt. I realize that we are only some $200,000,000 in debt at the moment, but why on earth would we want a Ferris wheel in our city? To see New West? If our government is Hell bent on incurring more debt, why don’t we build some more schools, or have some programs to increase

the presence of industry of all kinds, not just those that are cute and cuddly? That would create some more tax income and employment for all of us.

Also, the Surrey Board of Trade recently released a report identifying a potential $50 Billion risk of flooding to the lower Fraser Valley. Flood control, sediment removal, and potential height increases of water levels all seem to be far more important causes than building a Ferris Wheel. But then again, maybe Ms. Hepner hopes to be on the top of the Ferris Wheel if Surrey does flood.

This new City Hall that accounts for a very large chunk of our debt is beautiful, but not one person has asked why we didn’t build another addition onto the existing city hall. I know that there’s enough land there. We could put the Ferris wheel on top of this addition.

It seems to me that Surrey First, which did some great work in the first two terms, has now gone off of the rails, and I hope that we can see through their current power games, and elect some people who can govern without plunging us into more debt, and building monuments to their ego.

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Purchase of Surrey Muslim School Building approved by BCMA

The Surrey Muslim School first opened in 1997 at Masjid Rahmah in Surrey. As the school population grew, the school expanded and opened a new Main Branch beside the Surrey Jamia Masjid in 2005. However, with continuous efforts to move a to a better pace, in 2013, school has leased facility behind Cossco to have better amenities to meet the growth of students.

A special General meeting of BCMA was held on July 13 to approve the purchase of existing facility which was chaired by Sikander Khan, the former president. President Musa Ismail welcomed the audience and said that this day of Ramadan was a milestone for BCMA. After working on establishing a relationship with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), they had finally come up with a shariah compliant financing model. It is historic for RBC as well as this is the first time for the bank to offer such financing option for a charitable organization. He informed the members that the 2013 AGM resolution to exercise the option to purchase the currently leased property was ready and all due dilligence had been satisfactorily completed. The membership was then asked

to approve and ratify the proposal.

Qari Abdul Wahab continued discussing the auspicious month of Ramadan and the historic moments that have taken place in Ramadan. Br. Faisal Abdul Aziz , vice president of Education Services gave a presentation about the student demand, the site capacity, scalability deadlines and options available for financing and purchase of the site. It showed that it was cheaper to buy the property then using it due to 166% increase in student enrolment. He mentioned that the purchase was supported at the AGM and the executive council and the board of trustees.

Mufti Asim explained how the RBC bankers acceptance of financial Model works and how it is interest free and shariah compliant. He also mentioned the plan to develop our own Islamic financing model called Musharaka to provide Halal investment options.

The Q and A session was held and questions were asked about the various aspects of the property.

Afterwards the resolution was put to vote and it approved with 93% approval Allhamdolillah.

The Sunnah of Eid 1.Wake up early.

2.Prepare for personal cleanliness, take care of details of clothing, etc.

3.Take a Ghusl (bath) after Fajr.

4.Brush your teeth.

5.Dress up, putting on best clothes available, whether new or cleaned old ones.

6.Use perfume (men only).

7.Have breakfast on Eid-al-Fitr before leaving for prayer ground. On Eidal-Adha, eat breakfast after Salaat or after sacrifice if you are doing a sacrifice.

8.Pay Zakaat-al-Fitr before Salaat-alEid (on Eid-al-Fitr).

9.Go to prayer ground early.

10.Offer Salaat-al-Eid in congregation in an open place except when whether is not permitting like rain, snow, etc.

11.Use two separate route to and from the prayer ground.

12.Recite the following Takbir on the way to Salaat and until the beginning of Salaat-al-Eid. On Eid-al-Adha, Takbir starts from Mughrib on the 9th Zdilhijjah and last until the Asr on the 12th Zdilhijjah: Allaho-Akber, Allaho-Akber. La ila-ha ill-lal-lah.

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F A I T H Volume 2, Book 25, Number 579: Narrated Ibn Umar: Allah’s Apostle enjoined the payment of one Sa’ of dates or one Sa’ of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr on every Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people went out to offer the ‘Id prayer. (One Sa’ = 3 Kilograms approx.)

By: A K M Mohiuddin It’s Eid Day at the end of the month-long fasting and my heart is sore. I think of the Muslims all over the world and I find little comfort.

I think of the Shia-Sunni divide profusely bleeding the ummah every moment. I shudder at the thought that some groups on both sides in Pakistan or elsewhere might not hesitate to shed each others’ blood even on this day of joy and festivity. I think of those rulers in the heartland of Islam, Arabia, who would rather cooperate with Israel than endure the thought of the Muslims surviving and thriving. I cannot forget how this Shia-Sunni divide has been exploited by Islam’s common enemies for centuries and has facilitated their conquest and domination of the Muslims, and continues to do so today. On this Eid Day I sit down alone and lament the blindness and the perversion of our hearts that this ShiaSunni divide has caused.

I think of the plight of the Muslim lands Palestine, Kashmir, Chechnya, Mindanao, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen, ravaged by internal strife and humiliated by foreign occupation and domination, the killing fields that these places have become. Killing in the Muslim lands has become an easy sport. I think of the fear, insecurity, misery, humiliation and helplessness of so many of my brothers and sisters, too many to count. I think of the long dark night in their lives with no sign of an approaching morning.

I think of the beleaguered Muslim masses around the world. The Muslim societies in Muslim lands are no longer a unified whole; they are torn up into conflicting segments in which the masses always lose. The ruling elite in these lands have a tenuous connection with Islam and stand as a class apart only to serve themselves. Their insensitivity and heartlessness to those they rule over is mind-numbing. Likewise, Muslims living outside the Muslim world have a precarious existence and are under constant threat. At

Thoughts on the Eid Day

EID MESSAGE It is with sadness we farewell the month of Ramadhan – month of mercy, forgiveness, charity and blessings. We thank Allah SWT for allowing us to benefit from the enormous benefits of this month. Let us work on formulating individual strategies and ways to uphold this spirit for the rest of our lives. As we transit from this month to the day of Eid’ul Fitr, let’s not forget about another blessed night Night of Reward (Lailatul Jaiza).

The Prophet, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, is reported to have said: ‘Whoever stands up (in worship) in the nights preceding the two Eids expecting rewards from his Lord, his heart will not die when the other hearts will die.’ (Ibn Majah) The day of Eid is associated with joy, happiness, and celebrations. We should celebrate this day in a manner pleasing to our Creator and Sustainer Allah (SWT), while following the traditions of our beloved Prophet (PBUH).

the fate of the millions of their fellow Muslims. They lead only to destroy. I think of the way Muslim rulers in the oil rich states squander their wealth in useless and wasteful projects. I grieve at the inhuman treatment millions of desperate expatriate Muslim workers receive at the hands of many Muslim governments.

I think of the government offices that will open soon after the Eid vacation. I will not speak of the incompetence and corruption in these places. I only shudder to think of the indignity and humiliation an ordinary Muslim is meted out by the people sitting in chairs in these places. An encounter with them is enough to take away one’s joy of living.

I miss the loss of community, its integrity and cohesion that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) and His noble Messenger (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) repeatedly enjoin on Muslims. Muslims oppress other Muslims without hesitation, inflict pain on each other, make each other’s burdens heavier with no feeling of shame or remorse. Muslims go hungry in the midst of plenty and waste, get sick without succor, cry bitterly and in vain for redress and justice. I find Muslims today living side by side without even being aware of each others’ existence. We pray together in the masjid, but have no real communion with one another.

I think of the Muslim people split up and

every step they need to prove themselves as sufficiently human, sufficiently American or European or whatever; they are regarded with suspicion, ridicule and even outright hostility.

I think of my brothers and sisters in so many places of the world in staggering poverty and suffering one natural calamity after another.

I see my millions of flood-affected brothers and sisters in Pakistan, mostly poor, pitifully neglected by successive governments and by the rich and powerful in their communities who exploit them but refuse to stand by them in their distress. Where are Muslims who are humble in power and generous in wealth, as Islam teaches? I think of the waste and ostentation that go on all year round, culminating in Ramadan and on the Eid Day, even when neighbours are suffering unspeakably.

I think of the breed of politicians in the Muslim lands who ferociously compete with each other to lead the Muslims. Barring a few exceptions here and there, they range from insane to clownish. They display their talent best in groveling at the feet of their foreign masters while creating division and strife at home. They beg without shame from their foreign masters only to fatten themselves and their cronies. They utterly lack any sense of self-respect and are incapable of behaving in a dignified manner. In their own base interest they mortgage

In BC Muslims will celebrate the festival of Eid’ul Fitr with family and friends in the climate of peace and tranquility. Let us remember in our prayers about those people who are facing natural disasters, economic, political and social hardship.

Let us all seek Allah Almighty’s guidance to lead us on the right path, the path of peace and brotherhood. Ameen.

Wassalam Br Sultan Badshah Acting Chairperson –Iqra School Board Director – Masjid Al Noor Chairperson–Board of Education - IAC

caged into national entities, even so much so that at Hajj they are deprived of any opportunity to come close to each other because they are consigned to enclaves by nationality. I smell the air in which the concept of the ummah has been given a foul odor and has become dangerous to breathe in. It has become a crime to think of oneself as an integral part of a unified body of Muslims, universal and timeless.

I miss the ulema who are supposed to be the heirs of our noble Prophet Muhammad (saws) in all the aspects of his life and life’s work. I long to see a body of the ulema who understand Islam, live by it, understand their own people and their tradition and know the contemporary world for what it is. I long to see them breaking out of their isolation in their own regional confines and forming a close bond with the ulema in all parts of the Muslim world, sit together and discuss issues and concerns that need to be addressed untidily and firmly. I long to see them, and them alone, lead the Muslims.

Muslim masses are hungry for leadership that does not come. There are many individuals and groups active in Islamic work, but there are not many who present Islam in its entirety, faithfully and truly. It is as if we are engaged in creating an Islam of our own inclinations, as if we are not comfortable with Islam as it is.

I remember what Allah (SWT) has called the Muslims, the best ummah raised for mankind (Quran 3:110). Can we make any claim to being the best of anything? This Eid Day will pass and another day will begin, and thus another week, month and year.

On this auspicious day we need to examine ourselves and ask what groundwork we have done for that noble role during the month of Ramadan that we have just bidden farewell to. ***** A. K. M. Mohiuddin is a retired university professor of English literature living in Bangladesh.

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MAYOR Malcolm Brodie City of Richmond

Wishes to all the Muslim Community on this joyful occasion

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Essence of Eid

The celebration of Eid ul-Fitr culminates a month of fasting wherein the faithful have spent their time praying and beseeching God for forgiveness and mercy. For many, Ramadan was not just an abstention from food and drink. Rather, it was an exercise in patience and discipline. Eid is the celebration for those who fasted and obeyed God’s rules and teachings. It is for those who spent the month of Ramadan in complete devotion to

Allah. Eid is a time when the entire Muslim community comes together to share in each others joy and blessings and also to lessen the burden of those who may be suffering.

It is preceded by people shopping and looking around for gifts for their near and dear ones. It is a time when the bright lights from homes and shops illuminates our life. We use see this day and the following days to spread happiness and social harmony by visiting our friends and relatives.

Gifts are exchanged during Eid by young and old alike. We also visit the elderly and the sick. Eid is a time where all kinds or festivities prevail. Many of us gormandize to make up for “lost food” during the month of Ramadan.

However, with all the going around we some time forget our lesser privileged brethren. We

Zakat al Fitr

Zakat al Fitr is an obligatory charity on every Muslim at the end of the month of Ramadan.

Ibn `Umar said: “The Prophet, sallaallahu `alayhe wa sallam, enjoined the payment of one Sa’a of dates or one Sa’a of barley as Zakat al-Fitr on every Muslim, young and old, male and female, free and slave.” (Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim) The purpose of Zakat al-Fitr is to purify the one who has fasted from any type of indecent act or speech he might have committed while fasting. It also helps the poor and the needy.

Ibn Abbas said: “The Messanger of Allah, sallaallahu `alayhe wa sallam, enjoined Zakat al-Fitr on the one who fasts to shield him from any indecent act or speech and for the purpose of providing food for the needy.” (Related by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah.)

The Amount of Zakat al-Fitr As the first hadeeth indicated, the amout of Zakat al-Fitr is one Sa’a. Sa’a is a volume measure correspoding approximately to the volume of 5 lb of good wheat. The material of the Zakat can be either dates, barley, wheat, rice, corn or similar items considered as basic foods. Abu Saeed said: “We used to give for Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of every child, aged person, free man or slave during the lifetime of the Messanger of Allah,sallaallahu

forget that there are many out there who have nothing to celebrate. There are those among our brothers and sisters for whom Eid day is just another ordinary day. There are those who open their cupboards on Eid day and find them bare. There are those who in hospitals who will go through a bleak and lonely day with no one visiting them. Friendless, deprived of company, they will have no one to offer solace or comfort. Let us therefore see to it that our deprived brethren welcome the day of Eid with warmth and hope.

As we buy gifts and clothes for our children, let us earmark a special sum for those who cannot afford to buy. Also we should instill in our children a sense of compassion so that when they buy something they will also think of their unfortunate brethren. Let us teach them the art of giving. We should let them know that there are millions of children in; war torn areas of Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Syria, Kashmir and Chechnya, the poor and downtrodden areas of Africa, Asia and South America, and even in the forgotten ghettos of Europe and North America who

do not have the basic necessities to make this day a different day.

We cannot divest ourselves from the misery of others. We cannot shrug it off saying that it does not concern us. To do this would be an injustice to humanity. The Quran (5:8) tells us ... Be just: that is next to piety.

Many of us donate money to charity and fulfill our religious duty. However, if we actually meet the recipients of our charity the perception of charity changes. There is a feeling of belonging when the recipient and giver meet.

Islamic ideology teaches us to be kind and compassionate. Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that “I and the provider of the orphan will be together.” And what greater prize is there for anyone of us than to be around our beloved prophet. All we need for that is compassion, sincerity and a feeling of brotherhood and understanding.

And that will decide the quality of our life on earth and the hereafter.

Adapted from Spirit of Eid Al-Fitr by Khaled al-Maeena

`alayhe wa sallam, one Sa’a of food, or one Sa’a of dried yogurt, or one Sa’a of barley, or one Sa’a of dates, or one Sa’a of raisins.”

(Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.)

The Time for Zakat al-Fitr Zakat al-Fitr has to be paid by the end of Ramadhan. There are two times to pay Zakat al-Fitr. Either one or two days before Eid as ‘Umar used to do, or the day of Eid before the Eid prayer. Ibn `Umar reported that the Prophet, sallaallahu `alayhe wa sallam, ordered them to pay Zakat al-Fitr before they go out to perform the Eid prayer. If Zakat al-Fitr is paid after the Eid prayer, it will only be considered as regular charity. The Prophet, sallaallahu `alayhe wa sallam, said: “If one pays Zakat al-Fitr before the Salat, it is considered an accepted Zakat, if he pays it after the Salat, it is considered an ordinary charity.” (Related by Abu Dawud.)

Zakat al-Fitr is to be given to the same eight categories or people as in the other types of Zakat. Some scholars say that the poor and the nedy are the most deserving ones since the Prophet, sallaallahu `alayhe wa sallam, said that it had “...the purpose of providing food for the needy.”

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I don’t think mankind can tolerate any more Operation Protective Edge to silence Hamas rocket attacks. More than 750 targets have of such atrocities.

Let us pray to GOD to bring an end of such been attacked in Gaza with the help of about 800 tons of explosives. Roughly 300 rockets, By: Islamic Supreme Council of atrocities all over the world. including some with a range of more than a Canada (Calgary).

100 kms, were fired on Israel in the bloodiest The genocide of innocent Palestinians confi ghting in the region since November, 2012. tinues. The world is watching it and doing nothing to stop it. The silence of 57 Muslim Israeli bombing turns Gaza into countries on the genocide of Palestinians is ghost town: extremely deplorable behaviour.

R.C. Puri, Surrey, The leading news agencies report that on Israeli government is openly committing Israel is a warmonger by temperament. She the fifth day of fighting toll of the causalicrimes against humanity. The killing ma- is continuously at loggers head against Pales- ties is 135 and that too in the holy month of chines of Israeli armed forces are trying to tine and some of the other Islamic countries Ramadan, when people throughout the Muswipeout Palestinians from Palestine. The cru- for the last so many years, allegedly under lim world meet with friends and family, buy elty and the illegal occupation of Israeli gov- the instigation of America, despite there be- presents for loved ones and break a day-long ernment is the obstacle for peace in the Holy ing no validation therefor. Although this hor- fast each evening amid colorful street scenes, Land. There will not be peace in the region rific act of Israel is camouflaged as warfare but not in but not in Gaza City, which is one unless Israel let the Palestinians live in peace in the unpretentious words, but it is nothing of the world’s most densely populated cities. and freedom. short of genocide en mass of the Muslims in A ceaseless Israeli bombing campaign, with Almost 200 Palestinians mostly children the true sense of the term. It is, thus, worth- air strikes every five minutes, has turned the and women have been killed and thousands while to quote Noam Chomsky, who has le- frenetic hub of the Gaza Strip into a virtual have been wounded. Hundreds of houses and gitimately analyzed the brutish mentality of ghost town, emptying streets, closing shops business have been destroyed. Israeli army Israel in the following words: and keeping hundreds of thousands of peoonce again have crippled the infrastructure of “Israel uses sophisticated attack jets and ple close to home where they feel safest from Gaza. How long this cruelty and oppression naval vessels to bomb densely crowded the bombs. No doubt even in Israel, hundreds will continue? How long the current Cana- refugee-camps, schools, apartment blocks, of rockets fired by Gaza militants also send dian government will continue supporting it? mosques and slums to attack a population civilians running into bomb shelters and ISCC urges the Canadian government to that has no air force, no air defense, no navy, staying close to home. However, there have stop supporting the Israeli aggression and no heavy weapons, no artillery units, no been no fatalities there, while the death toll violence against Palestinians. The Israeli ag- mechanized armor and no command in con- in Gaza topped, as stated above, on Saturday gression against Gaza must stop immediate- trol, no army and calls it a war. IT IS NOT from the five-day offensive. ly. ISCC also urges rocket throwers in Gaza WAR IT IS MURDER.” Israel rushed an eighth missile interceptor to stop throwing rockets on Israel. Counter- The ‘Tribune’, a leading newspaper of India, battery into service on Saturday to counter ing violence with violence is a failing strat- too has reported in its issue of July 09, 2014 stronger-than-expected rocket fire from Gaza egy and will never be successful. the news about the killing of 44 Palestinians as the military pounded positions in the Palby bombing the Hamas targets in Gaza. The estinian enclave for the fifth day, killing 30 victims included several women and chil- persons, medics said. The Jewish state kept dren also. At least 17 Palestinians, including several women and children, were killed today, as the death toll rose to 44 in two days By: Gulshan Alani of Israeli bombardment of militant positions This is unbelievable! there is nothing in this in Gaza. The Palestinian President Mahmoud world but sad news of killing only. We shiver Abbas demanded that Israel must immediwith pain seeing the disastrous situations of ately stop its air campaign, failing which Palpeople, but those who act and kill do not feel estinians will not feel shy to approach all the anything. I wonder why? I also wonder why international organizations to seek protection the suicide bombers take their own lives? for the Palestinian people. Israel on the other what do they gain? hand has adopted a very aggressive posture Are they so hateful of their enemies or are of direct confrontation for intimidating Palthey so frustrated with their own lives and estine in an overbearing manner. don’t want to live any more?

Subsequently, Israel’s air force intensified The world is still commemorating the holo- its offensive against Hamas targets, killing caust and cursing the terrorist Hitler, yet Is- 25 people, taking the death toll to 76 on the raeli is doing the same thing to the Palestin- third day of hostilities as Palestinian miliians, creating another holocaust. tants fired 15 rockets into the Jewish state.

I wonder if the Hitler is re-born as Israel P.M. Eight Palestinians were killed in an air raid As in the time of illegal war on iraq Bush was on a house near the southern town of Khan called brutal Hitler.

Yunis early today, the Palestinian health minHamas is so foolish to fight the mighty power istry said. Gaza medical officials claimed that of Israel who is butchering the half of the aggregate casualties since the IsChildren too, but Hamas is not prepared to raeli military launched an operation against stop and go for the truce.

Hamas militants on Monday were civilians, I wonder if he feels anything seeing so many including women and children, in the deadlicivilians are killed and thousands made est conflict in the region in nearly two years. homeless.

Contrary thereto there have been no Israeli I also wonder if Hamas group is Muslim or deaths so far. In another attack, a cafe in the not? If a Muslim doesn’t feel the pain of same area was hit, killing nine people. Three others than definitely one is not a Muslim. people also died in an Israeli strike on a car There are many fake Muslims around, some in western Gaza City. An Israeli military are fighting openly some are fighting through spokesman said the deaths at the house in undergroundsecret scheme against Islam and Khan Yunis were “a tragedy - not what we inMuslims who wants to eliminate Islam. tended”, as people had returned to the buildIsraeli P.M. boasting: we are giving them 3 ing too soon following a telephone warning. min. of warning to evacuate their homes and The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the dwellings”. “But where would they go”? says home was the residence of Odeh Kaware, Anderson Cooper of CNN. Hamas’ Khan Younis company commander, Israeli P.M. is dying to take over and occupy and served as his headquarters. Palestinian whole of Palestine and get rid off the people sources said 25 people were also wounded in by hook or crook. He has the heart of stone the strikes on the house. Despite the deaths, like the Hitler. No doubt about it as killing, the Israeli military would continue to bomb destroying homes and making people home- the homes of senior Hamas operatives, even less is the worst action and a major sin. though the air force realizes that sometimes I wonder if Israeli P.M. believe in Judaism or residents of a targeted building try to prevent knows who is Prophet Moses (AS)? the bombings by standing on the roof as huWe know through the Scriptural prophecy man shields, a high-ranking IDF officer was

Genocide of Palestinians

Not war but genocide

Hamas group is Muslim or not?

options open for a possible ground offensive into densely populated Gaza despite international pressure to negotiate a ceasefire in the conflict. In Gaza, on the other hand, the residents remain torn between fear for their safety and sadness over the loss of a normal Ramadan, usually a time of deep spirituality leavened by great joy and celebration. “The situation is bad and not usual at all,” housewife Umm Al-Abed said. “People in Ramadan used to visit each other and go to buy things that are only sold during Ramadan.

However now because of the atmosphere of war, they are afraid to go out.”

Preparing for all possibilities: The ferociousness of Israel can safely be gauged from the unembellished fact that when asked if Israel might move from the mostly aerial attacks of the past four days into a ground war in Gaza to stifle the rocket salvoes, the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “We are weighing all possibilities and preparing for them. No international pressure will prevent us from acting with all power.” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who agreed a power-sharing deal with Gaza’s dominant Hamas in April after years of feuding, called for international help for ceasefire. “The Palestinian leadership urges the Security Council to quickly issue a clear condemnation of this aggression of Israel and impose a commitment of a mutual ceasefire immediately.” Although the Muslim nations are mostly silent on this issue, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that he was “extremely concerned” about the loss of life in Gaza, where five days of Israeli air strikes have killed more than 120 Palestinians. “Extremely concerned about humanitarian situation and loss of lives in Gaza,” speaking to President Abbas today,” Hague said on Twitter.

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Letters & Opinions

Continued from pg 14 By:Umer Rizwan Director of External Relations & Student of SFU

The Second Holocaust: Hitler Returns I bet the title shocked you a little, maybe perhaps even rekindled your memories of the thousands of children that were starved, innocents naplam’d, women violated and millions killed. I bet you learn about it every time you stumble across the History Channel or during the recurring specials on World War 2. I am not here to say what was done to them was right or wrong. I am saying it was inhumane and the Allies, and the Red Army were quick to realize that. They risked their own lives in hopes of preventing a vicious ruler, inclined on capturing land and settling its soldiers in captured territories as a reward for their services, from future aggression. Now what if I told you, we have a second “Hitler” roaming with impunity doing all of what I just mentioned under the umbrella of dubious selfproclaimed rights to land and self-defense.

Let’s put race, religion, myths and rumors aside and talk numbers. I am going to give you a clear idea of how much damage both sides are capable of doing, what damages have been incurred and the media’s reaction.

Capabilities: Democratically elected Palestinian resistance force or more commonly known as Hamas has an entire military arsenal of just rockets that technologically date back to the turn of the 20th century. The rockets carry just enough fuel to cover a km or two longer than your morning commute. In addition, the warheads carry firepower equivalent of your stock $200 fireworks that you would normally light off in your backyard on the

bling Palestine. Overall, the study found that in the last 7 years, the fatalities amongst the civilians accounted for half of the total killed. There has also been growing evidence displaying a decline in the number of Israelis killed and a continuing high death rate for Palestinian adults 4th. They have no Army, no AirForce, no and children. Pictures speak a thousand words and the following charts just nail the point I am Special-Op teams and no Navy. Literally, trying to make here.

DIY rockets are all they have to defend against the following. I’d source this from GlobalFirePower.com but Palestine is nonexistent on their power index.

Israel has 3.5 Million available manpower, 4000 Tanks, 10,000 Armored Fighting Vehicles, 800 Towed-Howitzer Sweeping Barrage Artillery units. In addition, they have 243 5th Gen Fighters, 143 Helicopters, 48 Attack Helicopters and 243 FixedWin Attack Aircraft (GlobalFirePower. com). Furthermore, 3 Destroyers, 14 Sub\Media’s Reaction marines and 66 Coastal Defense Crafts. Not As other news sources are hushing down the subject and distorting figures to make it seem like to mention, the Iron Dome Defense System it’s a fair fight, I will give you the exact percentages of the actual number of casualties incurred which is capable of shooting down projecand the reported figures for both Israelis and Palestinians. tiles way before they even enter Israeli air In 2004 a study conducted by the IfAmericansKnew organization on The New York Times disspace (GlobalFirePower.com). To date, the covered that although the world’s most renown newspaper had covered the Israel and Palestine Iron Dome Defense System has not missed issue with well over 1000 stories, it distorted most of the facts and omitted critical information a single one of the Palestinian DIY rockets. for its American readers. The New York Times should be guilty of setting inconsistent journal..and yes, I haven’t forgotten about the 90istic standards with patterns of distortion which gave the impression that the Israeli death rate 180 Nuclear Warheads was greater than it was, and that the Palestinian death rate was considerably smaller than its This sort of military ratio is equivalent of reality. This ultimately conflicts with the core principles of journalism of informing rather than an ant brushing up against an elephant to misinforming readers and viewers. which the elephant calls on 50 other behemoths to defend itself from the treacherous act of a little ant’s shoulder rub…

Damages: Forget the major operations of 2008 and 2009 and recent events, simply covering the fatality ratios from 2000 to 2007 based off a special focus study by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs will give you an idea of who is really taking the heat.

In seven years, 5,848 people had been directly been reported killed regardless of their origin, nationality, gender, age, status as a civilian of combatant. I personally believe the number is grossly underrepresenting the actual number of fatalities due to the heavily disorganized and distracted hospitality and reporting system in crum-

Fox, ABC, MSNBC, and many other news broadcasting giants have always turned a blind eye on issues that don’t further their hidden agendas. The purpose of this article is for me to encourage you to dig deeper, do your own research and create awareness. There is strength in numbers and if we all do something about this, we will surely be able to put a stop to the freely roaming 21st century “Hitler”.

Gaza: A human tragedy

By:Sarah Ali Boom! It’s 3:05 am. We wake up for suhour, the pre-dawn meal in Ramadan, after a long and horrifying night made worse by the thick presence of Israeli surveillance drones in Gaza’s sky. Friends on my Facebook newsfeed complain of sleep deprivation and continuing Israeli air strikes around them.

The radio has a bad signal, so I turn it off. My two-and-a-half-year-old niece flinches as a deafening explosion strikes a nearby area. Her forefinger pointed upwards, she exclaims, “wawa!” (a colloquial Arabic word babies use to say they are in pain).

On July 7, Palestinians found themselves in the throes of yet another Israeli aggression. Thirteen days into the Israeli onslaught on Gaza, over 400 Palestinians have been killed, most of them civilians. At least 77 children are among the dead. Thousands of people have been injured and over 50,000 displaced. Some 15,000 houses have been destroyed or severely damaged, and dozens of fish-

ing boats have been burned, destroyed or partially damaged.

The main water line for al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza was bombed and damaged, while 50 percent of sewage pumping and treatment centres are no longer operating. A home for the disabled run by a charitable centre was destroyed, killing two women and injuring others.

A kindergarten was hit and damaged. A rehabilitation hospital was targeted. The house of police chief Tayseer Al-Batsh was hit by two Israeli bombs, critically injuring him and killing 17 people of AlBatsh family. Four children playing on the beach were slain as an Israeli gunboat targeted them in broad daylight.

Another three children were killed while playing on the rooftop of their house.

The list goes on and on.

In response to Israel’s occupation and illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip (with Egypt’s complicity), its wreaking havoc across the West Bank, its constant human rights violations and arrests, shooting at Palestinian fishermen and farmers,

Poem Baby Martyr by Angel Falasteena Palestinian Mother ...

and frequent bombing of Gaza - PalesI’m six and seven tinian armed groups have fired a barrage And up to eleven, of rockets into Israeli territory. Sirens go Then I’m an adult off in Jerusalem, Sderot, Tel Aviv, IsIn an Israeli court doud, Ber Saba’, and other areas, forcing My hands tied in the back of my back Israeli citizens into shelters. So far there He comes to me with a punch and a sack. have been two civilian deaths in Israel He covers my head with a hood of Zionist stench and five Israeli soldiers have been killed Though my belly is tough, it will not flinch. in clashes with Palestinian fighters.

The noise is loud and pierces my brain.

In late afternoon on July 16, the house My pathetic shirt hangs proud with a fresh blood stain. of my deceased grandparents - home to My poor mother is worried sick, I’m sure. four families and 12 people in East Gaza She buried my brother before me. She will endure.

- was bombed. My uncles and cousins And my dad too, depression got him in the end received no phone call, no messages, With no home, no land, no olive trees to tend. nothing (not that a phone call telling you I’m in here for days on end “we’ll bomb your house” makes it any Or is it months or even years, I no longer comprehend.

The noise is too loud better). The distance between their house And I can feel the shroud. and that of their neighbours is less than He beats me again today a metre. No rocket could have possibly Then its another’s turn to play. been fired from their house into Israel.

I’m broken now, but I’ll not confess.

And, yet, an Israeli “targeted” strike hit them. When the first missile fell, they ran I’ll leave my body, let those murdering bastards clean up the mess. out of the house. My uncle and 70 year A few more thoughts before I go old aunt sustained injuries but they all I am human. This you must know. miraculously survived.

You’d never know it `cause I’m tough as a rocks I throw.

I had hoped to grow a mustache so fine.

Maybe marry Muna. I’d be hers and she’d be mine Maybe be a father….our children free in Palestine.

Courtesy Pictures Al-Ameen post

Thousands of Canadians joined hands in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians living in the occupied territory, GAZA under Israeli Regime.

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fective counter-offensive against the militants. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the capital late Tuesday that killed 31 people and injured 58 others as Shiites headed to a prominent shrine for prayers during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. In a statement posted online, the group said the bombing was “in response to the hostility of the (Shiite-led) government.” Iraq is under pressure to form an inclusive government that can draw Sunni support away from the insurgency.

But many Sunnis are deeply alienated by al-Maliki, accusing him of sidelining them. Many of his Shiite and Kurdish allies have also grown disillusioned, saying he monopolizes power. Last month, Iraq’s most revered and influential Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, appealed to al-Maliki through an intermediary to step aside because he fears al-Maliki is driving Iraq into fragmentation, according to a senior member of a prominent Shiite family that has for decades maintained regular contact with al-Sistani. For weeks, lawmakers have been struggling to agree on a new government and on top leadership posts, with al-Maliki’s future the main sticking point. After several delays, lawmakers elected a moderate Sunni as parliament speaker on July 15, the first step in the process. A vote to select the next president is scheduled for Thursday, after Kurdish lawmakers requested a one-day delay. Under an informal arrangement in place since the 2003 ouster of Saddam Hussein, the presidency goes to a Kurd, the prime minister’s post to a Shiite and the speaker position to a Sunni. Kurdish television reported Wednesday that the Kurdish bloc in Iraq’s parliament has named Fouad Massoum, a close political ally in Jalal Talabani’s coalition, as its choice to replace the outgoing president. The two senior Iraqi political officials said al-Maliki also favors Massoum. That would give him an edge over two other front-runners — former Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and the Kirkuk provincial Gov. Najimaldin Karim.

On Wednesday, al-Maliki’s thirdterm ambitions received a boost by the Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court, which issued a decision requiring the new president to give the largest bloc in parliament — in this case, al-Maliki’s State of Law bloc — the task of forming a government and selecting a prime minister. AlMaliki’s State of Law bloc won 92 of parliament’s 328 seats in the election. Source: ABC News

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Pakistani Canadian Cultural Association`s GAZA Statement Pakistani Canadian Cultural Association (PCCA) of BC strongly condemns the continuing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian innocent people and calls for the military strikes and the military build up to be halted immediately.

The killing of the three Israeli youths was tragic and deplorable, but the retaliation from Israeli settlers and the Israeli authorities is utterly disproportionate and unjustified. In just a few days, more than 100 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes. It is unfair and uncalled for to strike against 1.7 million un-armed Palestinians in Gaza who are trapped in a brutal siege and cannot escape bombing.We Canadians stand against terrorism and stand for peace in any part of World.

We realize that there will be no peace and no justice unless the root cause of the conflict is addressed. Canada along with other first world countries is one of the leaders and hence responsible for the peace in the world. Canada must stand firm for the peace and take a firm stand against terrorism in any corner of the world, including current Israeli brutality.

PCCA hopes that there will be the end of the military aggression and the world will help them to find a peaceful way of conflict resolution. We also pray to Allah the most merciful to bless the Muslims of Palestine with peace, prosperity and provide them the courage to stand against the in-justice.

Note: PCCA thanks all the pakistani media which were present in the meeting as well as our respected community members.

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The Eight Fusion Festival took place in Holland Park Surrey on July 18th and 19th from 11am to 8pm with its greatest turnout yet.

Thousands residents and visitors enjoyed BC’s largest multicultural event at Surrey’s Fusion Festival in Holland Park over the weekend. The free two-day family event presented by Coast Capital Savings , SFU included 39 cultural pavilions and over

50 performances on four stages. City of Surrey Mayor Dianne L. Watts and local MPs, MLAs, City Councilors and many other dignitaries were on the stage on the afternoon of July 18th when the opening ceremony took place on a huge Stage in front of a large crowd. “Fusion Festival is a wonderful illustration of Surrey’s rich and significant cultural diversity, “says City of Surrey Mayor. A beautiful Parade of all participating countries

MP Jinny and MLA Harry held Annual Community BBQ Surrey-Newton MLA Harry Bains and Newton North Delta MP Jinny Sims co-hosted a community Barbeque on July 12, at Unwin Park. This is the second year for the shared event in Unwin Park.

This year’s BBQ was the busiest yet with hundreds joining MLA Bains and MP Sims over the afternoon.

Children were entertained by clowns who did face painting and created balloon animals. Many young people also took advantage of the water park beside the BBQ site. Families and individuals spent time talking with their representatives.

Many volunteers joined MP Sims and MLA Bains in order to help make this event a success. “This was a great way to reconnect with constituents and

discuss issues important to them in their neighbourhood.” Said MLA Harry Bains. “Families came out to enjoy the park and meet their neighbours. ”Says MP Sims, “I feel so luck to live in this community and have this opportunity to talk about the work I do to represent the people of Newton-North Delta.

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An impressive presentation were also made by many Nations at stage which attracted a lot of people.

On this mostly sunny a bit July weekend, Pakistan, Fiji, India, Bangladesh were also contenders among the popular pavilions at the event.

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By: Dr. Brian Doctors and hospitals are becoming increasingly transparent about the way they care for patients. But most stop short of allowing patients to have full access to their health records. An editorial just published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) says that needs to change. I’ll tell you why I agree emphatically.

The editorial in CMAJ says patients should have full and transparent access to everything their doctor writes or compiles about them in the doctor’s chart. It calls for making the process by which patients can obtain their records as quick, as easy and as inexpensive as possible. Right now, in some parts of Canada, the doctor has sixty days produce the chart; in other parts of the country, it’s ninety days.

The editorial says all Canadians

should have the same access no matter where they live.

There are several reasons why has the CMAJ come out in favour of full access. If the health record is filled with factual errors, the patient is at risk of receiving less than optimal care.

The editorial says doctors have a duty to ensure that the health records they compile are accurate and complete. Who better than patients to examine the record to make sure the information is correct?

In the past, it was considered acceptable for doctors to write comments about the patient knowing the patient would never read them. But now that’s regarded as an outdated concept.

It’s not appropriate for doctors to effectively conceal their notes and observations.

The biggest reason for allowing patients full access to their

records is that patients really like it. There have been successful pilot programs in specialist practices and in primary care or family medicine. A study of three family medicine practices across three US states over a full year found that nearly one hundred percent of the patients wanted open notes to continue. No doctor opted out, even though they were permitted to do so. Patients say open health records make them feel as if they have more control of their care. They are more likely to take their prescription medications as directed. The burden on doctors was minimal, and no patients were harmed.

Open access has its share of critics. They say the biggest downside is that doctors’ notes may anger patients. Some patients have found reading their notes confusing and even of-

fensive. The editorial says doctors need to write their notes as if the patient is going to read them. I don’t see that as a deal breaker; several hundred mental health patients at a hospital in Boston are part of an experiment in which they are able to read notes their therapists write about them. So far, the results have been surprisingly positive.

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Where there’s added cost for doctors, I think the provinces should foot the bill.

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Only five people died last year in West Bengal from Japanese encephalitis, one form of the virus which normally hits during the monsoon season when mosquitoes breed. West Bengal health services director Biswaranjan Satpathy said late on Monday there had been a sudden rise in cases and deaths between July 7 and 20. Satpathy chaired a meeting of state medical officers on Monday to assess the situation that he said had reached “alarming proportions”.

He said there was no specific reason for the jump, and instead cited “seasonal variance”. “It wasn’t like this in June, it suddenly shot up,” Satpathy also told reporters on Tuesday, while visiting a hospital in Siliguri, located about 460km north of state capital Kolkata. “We are dedicated to this. The cases are happening and that’s why people are here. We are trying to help everyone,” he said. India’s most populous states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar further north are ravaged by encephalitis every year as mainly malnourished children succumb to the disease.

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Few festivals in the Muslim world are anticipated with greater delight than Eid el-Fitr. It is this festival that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the annual assertion of ‘the spirit over the flesh’.Both the start and the finish of Ramadan coincide with the sighting of the new moon in the sky. Today, despite modern technology, the month of Ramadan may still begin and end on different days in different countries depending on the reliable sighting of the crescent moon.

•Begin this day with the customary prayers followed by breaking the fast by eating a ‘date’, as stated in the Quran. Include everyone in the family, especially the children since it is a great way to introduce traditions to them.

•Eid is also a time to indulge, and what better way than new clothes for everyone. Pick up your favourites and enjoy the day to the fullest!

•Since it is a day of revelry, invite your friends and family for a great Eid meal. Include the quintessential Eid delicacies like Biryani, Haleem, Kababs, Malpuas and Seviyan. This is a great way for your friends to be acquainted with your culture and be a part of your festivity, especially if you are staying away from home.

•Exchanging gifts is quite customary on Eid and therefore pick up thoughtful gifts for everyone and watch them smile. You can also set out shopping and buy them gifts of their choice!

•While men may gather and chit-chat at an Eid gathering, women can indulge in getting themselves some henna tattoos. If you are hosting an Eid party, don’t miss on this aspect.

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the house of the senior member of the family. Everywhere children receive gifts of cash and new clothes. Preparation for the festival often starts the day before and the entire celebration can last up to five days.

Eid around the world Bahrain is to offer the needy or indulge in charity.

You can choose to give away clothes, food or even cash to people outside the mosque or any such place. While families offer to the needy, elders in the family also give away small tokens of cash to young kids.

•Hugging is also symbolic of Eid, and all women, men and kids do so as a mark of celebration, however with the same gender as theirs.

•Last but not the least, you can also plan an activity outside your home, post the prayers.

This may include a visit to the park or even dining out! Eid is definitely a festival of observing faith and merrymaking, and therefore should be spent preferably at home in the company of your closed ones.

Customs and traditions There is a wide range of customs and traditions that mark the Eid el-Fitr celebrations in various countries in North Africa, the Middle and Far East and even in the Pacific, but in general it is looked upon as a day of family, rather than public celebration.

The day always starts with special Eid prayers at the main mosque (also attended by the women in some countries), followed later in the day by a large celebratory lunch at

In Bahrain, people even mark the half-way point in Ramadan. On the 15th day, children dress smartly and call at their friends’ and neighbours’ homes in the evening and are given sweets.

On Eid el-Fitr itself, the family lunch will consist of biryani (a mixed rice dish of meat and spices), sago dishes, stuffed, sweet pastries (sambouseh), and other sweetmeats.

Somalia

In Somalia, a three-day celebration starts with a family lunch which includes rice mixed with meat and vegetables, and pasta accompanied by anjira (a thin bread prepared liked chapatti). Halva, which in Somalia is more like a cumin-flavoured custard, is also served, along with special fried (or baked) biscuits made of flour, sugar, oil, warm water and baking powder

India, Pakistan and Fiji

One of the special dishes in India, Pakistan and Fiji is savayya, a dish of fine, toasted vermicelli noodles, which is served for the first breakfast after the fast. Toasted vermicelli may be found in many ethnic stores in Britain, but it is easily made by browning fine vermicelli in a warm oven, or by dry-frying broken pieces in a frying pan until browned.

It can then be boiled until soft, drained and Iraq In Iraq, the family will enjoy a breakfast of mixed with creamy milk and sugar. buffalo cream with honey and bread before Indonesia going on to the family lunch together. Here, In Indonesia, the family lunch consists of a lamb may be sacrificed for the occasion, dishes made of chicken, lamb or beef, but and a special Eid sweetmeat called klaicha, a never fish. which is too ubiquitous in Indonesia to be considered as a celebratory dish. date-filled pastry, is made.

The traditional sweet is lapis legit, a rich layEgypt Egypt sees four days of celebration, with ered cake. Here, the celebrations will last for preparations starting several days earlier. a whole month.

Special biscuits are made to give to friends Malaysia and relatives on the day. The men will go to In Malaysia, three public holidays mark Eid, the mosque early in the morning, while the but the visiting and celebrations will also women start work on the preparation of the continue for a month. Festive dishes include fish that will form the centerpiece of a great ketupat (rice cooked in wrapped coconut celebratory lunch. leaves) and lemang (glutinous rice cooked in bamboo cane), served with beef rendang.

Palestine In Palestine, in addition to prayers and fam- The spiritual well-being experienced at the ily celebrations, a special sweetmeat, k”ak end of the fast is celebrated, mostly with feasting but sometimes simply with quiet al-tamar, is made to serve with coffee. satisfaction.

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The Toronto Raptors will spend part of their preseason hang time in Burnaby, as part of the National Basketball Association’s team objective to extend their marketing reach to Canada’s Pacific shores. The Raptors have scheduled a news conference Wednesday at Fortius Sport and Health to announce that their preparations for the 2014 season will include workouts at the integrated athlete training centre in Burnaby. The training sessions will be piggybacked on the Raptors’ Oct. 5 preseason game at Rogers Are-

na against the Sacramento Kings. “We’ve been working pretty closely with Raptors the past couple of months to try and set this whole thing up,” said Lawrie Johns, executive director for Basketball B.C. “It’s really interesting and exciting. They’ll be running coaching clinics and skill development clinics for kids, which will help with grassroots development. That’s something we’re really pleased about.” The Raptors will open training camp at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, then move it West to coincide with the exhibition game against the Kings at Rogers Arena. Toronto’s most recent pre-season appearance in Vancouver was in October, 2010, when the Raps and Phoenix Suns played a friendly before 18,123 fans. “I think Vancouver is a great, great basketball city,” Raptors head coach Dwane Casey told The Vancouver Sun earlier this month. “Even when the NBA was in an infant state there, GM Place (the former Rogers Arena) was packed. I love the city. It’s just unfortunate the right ownership didn’t get involved in owning the team (the Vancouver Grizzlies left for Memphis in 2001). My dream is for Vancouver and Se-

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US Secretary of State John Kerry said that he had a “good meeting” with his Iranian counterpart over Tehran’s nuclear programme ahead of July 20 deadline for an agreement. Monday’s talks in Vienna, the Austrian capital, were the second between Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as they try to narrow differences in negotiations over the Islamic republic’s controversial nuclear programme.

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Kerry said there were still substantial gaps with Iran on how to reduce its nuclear fuelmaking capacity. Zarif, meanwhile, said that “our team is ready to work with full speed during the seven remaining days in order to reach a comprehensive deal that can be acceptable for both sides.” Iran has been holding talks with six major world powers including Britain, France, Germany, China, and Russia - over the decade-old issue with

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From: Pir Afzal Ahmed Naqashbandi Eid Mubarak to all Muslim Brothers and Sisters. May Allah (SWT) shower His blessings upon you on this auspicious occasion. Ameen

Madina Restaurant Pizza & Chicken Authentic Pakistani Cuisine

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EID Buffet Book your parties up to 100 people We Do Catering for All Occasions

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$54 .99 + Tax

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2 Large Pizza (Any Kind) $ 24 .99 + Tax

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$32 .99 + Tax

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3 Large Pizza (Any Kind) $35.99 + Tax

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